Municipal Boundary Adjustments Administrative Status Report

May 5, 2009

Open cases that require a hearing:

• Elysian/Elysian Township; LeSueur County (A-7657)
• Breezy Point/Ideal Township; Crow Wing County (D-462)
• Breezy Point/Pelican Township; Crow Wing County (D-463)

Statistics:

• Total files pending:  20
• Consolidation proceedings: 0
• Incorporation proceedings:  0
• Orderly Annexation proceedings that go to hearing:  0
• Detachment proceedings that go to hearing:  2
• Concurrent Detachment and Annexation proceedings:  0
• Annexation proceedings that go to hearing unless agreement is reached:  1
• Dissolution of City: 0
  
   

Pending Litigation and Appeals:

• Appeal - A-7593 Pine River/Wilson Township
  1-13-09 - Chief Administrative Law Judge's Order Denying Annexation.
  2-11-09 - Rec'd Application for Review filed by City of Pine River dated 2-11-09.
  3-9-09 - District Court scheduling conference  10:00 a.m.
  Court File No. 11CV09281
  3-13-09 - District Court Scheduling Order.
  7-21-09 - Oral arguments; 10:00 a.m., Cass County Courthouse.
  
  
   

Pending proceedings

• Petition type:  Annexation that automatically goes to hearing.
• M.S. 414.031, Subd. 1(a)(1):  Initiated by city resolution.
• Received resolution for annexation:  10-16-08
• Acres:  157.60
• Land use type:  parts of Lake Tustin and Lake Francis
• Comments:  11-13-08 - ChaALJ invoked M.S. 414.01, subd. 16;
  Report due back January 12, 2009.
  1-20-09 - Memo to parties - status of subd. 16 discussions.
  1-22-09 - Referred to ALJ for hearing.
  
  
  
  
   

• Petition type:  Detachment of property from a municipality.
• M.S. 414.06:  Initiated by all of the property owners.
• Received petition:  1-20-09
• Acres:  248.28
• Land use type:  Agricultural
• Comments:  2-19-09 - ChALJ invoked M.S. 414.01, subd. 16;
  Report due back April 20, 2009.
  3-2-09 - City Council to consider petition (support or not support).
  3-3-09 - Rec'd email - city opposing detachment.
  4-17-09 - Rec'd letter from Mary Ebnet, Petitioner - no resolution, mediation
  will not be helpful.
  4-27-09 - Rec'd letter from Brad Scott, City Administrator - Subd. 16 meetings
  summary, request to proceed to hearing.
  4-27-09 - Consolidated with D-463 and referred to ALJ for hearing.

• Petition type:  Detachment of property from a municipality.
• M.S. 414.06:  Initiated by all of the property owners.
• Received petition:  1-20-09
• Acres:  312.79
• Land use type:  Agricultural
• Comments:  2-19-09 - ChALJ invoked M.S. 414.01, subd. 16;
  Report due back April 20, 2009.
  3-2-09 - City Council to consider petition (support or not support).
  3-3-09 - Rec'd email - city opposing detachment.
  4-1-09 - Rec'd letter from petitioners - report of first meeting.
  4-8-09 - Rec'd letter from petitioners - report of second meeting.
  4-17-09 - Rec'd letter from Bruce Galles, Town Board Chair - report of meetings.
  4-20-09 - Rec'd letter from petitioners - report of third meeting; mediation will
  not be productive.
  4-27-09 - Rec'd letter from Brad Scott, City Administrator - Subd. 16 meetings
  summary, request to proceed to hearing.
  4-27-09 - Consolidated with D-462 and referred to ALJ for hearing.